Benin
Benin
General Info
Official Name
Republic of Benin
Native Name
République du Bénin
Capital
Porto-Novo
Flag
Coat of Arms
Passport
Region
Western Africa
Language
French
Population
12.1M
Area
112.6k
TLD
.bj
Currency
XOF
Calling code
+229
Other codes
BJ | BEN | 204 | BEN
Djimon Hounsou
Angélique Kidjo
Steve Mounié
Patrice Talon
Stéphane Sessègnon
Zomahoun Idossou Rufin
Éric Micoud
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Additional Info
Drive Side
right
Start of Week
monday
UN Member
+
Independent
+
Member of: COMESSA - Community of Sahel-Saharan States, ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States, UEMOA - Economic and Monetary Community of West Africa, African Union, Non-Aligned Movement, G33 - Forum for developing countries, OIC - Organization of Islamic Cooperation, UN - United Nations, UNESCO, WTO - World Trade Organization